therefore; cause; reason

HSK 3 #572

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 572nd character
Radical ⽁ (66.5)
Strokes 9
Index # 1418

Definitions

故 gù
  1. 1. therefore
  2. 2. cause
  3. 3. reason
  4. 4. former
  5. 5. old
  6. 6. intentional
  7. 7. (of people) to die, dead
  8. 8. happening
  9. 9. hence
  10. 10. instance
  11. 11. friend

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Words containing 故

Word Meaning
a sinking; a shipwreck
without relatives or friends
without relatives or friends
review the past and learn new things
review the past and learn new things
review the past to learn new things
Shenyang Imperial Palace; Mukden Palace
Shenyang Imperial Palace museum
without cause or reason
no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
to be set in one's ways (idiom)
to be set in one's ways (idiom)
mythological story; myth
mythological story; myth
fairy tale
fairy tale
reason; cause
to have no basis in fact (idiom)
to have no basis in fact (idiom)
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
old friend; former acquaintance
old friend; former acquaintance
to go through the motions
to go through the motions